Public asks lawmakers to reconsider, slow down education finance reform

The House Ways and Means Committee took testimony from the public on a proposal that would reform Vermont’s education funding system. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
Vermonters who turned out for a public hearing at the Statehouse Wednesday aired concerns that a proposed education finance model would hike state income taxes, disproportionately hit low-income people and sow confusion if rushed.
More than a dozen school board members, advocates and citizens testified to the House Ways and